Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.

New Jersey's S 279 would make landlord-tenant court records confidential for 60 days after filing. Records would remain confidential permanently if the tenant wins the case, the case is dismissed, or the tenant prevails in a settlement. Only records resulting in a judgment for the landlord (e.g., eviction) would become public after 75 days, unless appealed. This directly affects tenants in housing disputes and limits how landlords or screening agencies can use court filings to deny rentals based solely on a case being filed. The bill aims to prevent "blacklisting" of tenants who used valid legal defenses, such as withholding rent for unsafe housing.